{"id":89805,"date":"2021-04-10T14:22:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T08:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=89805"},"modified":"2021-05-05T19:59:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:29:52","slug":"old-video-shared-as-vote-rigging-in-ongoing-west-bengal-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-shared-as-vote-rigging-in-ongoing-west-bengal-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video shared as vote rigging by TMC in West Bengal elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a woman rigging votes has been shared with the claim that this was the reason the Mamata Banerjee government won the West Bengal elections. The video shows a woman holding voters&#8217; hands and pressing EVM buttons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">TMC \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0940\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093e \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u092e\u0924\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093f\u0924\u0947\u0917\u0940\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21<\/p>\n<p>\u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947 \u092c\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947 EVM \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0915 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940&#8230;\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OkH03VbG7i\">pic.twitter.com\/OkH03VbG7i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 pankaj kaushik (@pankajk61414973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pankajk61414973\/status\/1389814329243930624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video has been shared by several Twitter users.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Viral: Old video of vote rigging falsely linked to WB elections\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/545511127?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"588\" height=\"708\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Video was viral during West Bengal elections as well<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BJP member Keya Ghosh had shared the video on April 8, when the State elections were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Got from WA. This is how TMC has been doing rigging. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECISVEEP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ECISVEEP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GqQ6Xruwjr\">pic.twitter.com\/GqQ6Xruwjr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keya Ghosh (@keyakahe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keyakahe\/status\/1380110115798351873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several people had posted the video on Twitter and said they received it on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Got from WA. This is how TMC has been doing rigging. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECISVEEP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ECISVEEP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GMHxVzka9N\">pic.twitter.com\/GMHxVzka9N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26 (@SomnathSam4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SomnathSam4\/status\/1380195937595711491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News also received multiple requests to verify the video on our helpline number +917600011160 or on our mobile application (<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US\">Android<\/a>, <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gy\/app\/alt-news\/id1489307805\">iOS<\/a>). A few people had asked if the video is from poll-bound Assam.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-89805 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-shared-as-vote-rigging-in-ongoing-west-bengal-elections\/screenshot_20210406-204610__01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204610__01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204610__01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204610__01-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204610__01-991x1024.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204610__01-768x794.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-shared-as-vote-rigging-in-ongoing-west-bengal-elections\/screenshot_20210406-204651__01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204651__01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204651__01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204651__01-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204651__01-965x1024.jpg 965w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_20210406-204651__01-768x815.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video has also been shared without any claims about the location.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is this a joke??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECISVEEP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ECISVEEP<\/a><br \/>\nIs this how you conduct fair elections? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cv1Hr1ucRq\">pic.twitter.com\/Cv1Hr1ucRq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udd37\ud83c\udd30\ud83c\udd41\ud83c\udd38\ud83c\udd42 \ud83c\udd31\ud83c\udd44\ud83c\udd43\ud83c\udd43\ud83e\udd1a (@Harris_4Inc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harris_4Inc\/status\/1380444486459744262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>National convenor and in charge of social media training at Indian Youth Congress Deepak Khatri shared the video while tagging the Election Commission.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Will the Election Commission give any clarification on this ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECISVEEP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ECISVEEP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KYhv45xigh\">pic.twitter.com\/KYhv45xigh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deepak Khatri | \u0926\u0940\u092a\u0915 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Deepakkhatri812) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deepakkhatri812\/status\/1380395984115535874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Old video<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The video is not from the recent assembly elections. It is at least two years old and was previously viral in May 2019 around the time of the\u00a0general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Hindustan Times political editor Vinod Sharma had posted the video on May 15, 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another achievement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElectionCommission?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElectionCommission<\/a>. Shocking to say the least. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yT4k9yEtMG\">pic.twitter.com\/yT4k9yEtMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vinod Sharma (@VinodSharmaView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinodSharmaView\/status\/1128697261909659648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newscentral24x7.com\/booth-capture-west-bengal-evm-lok-sabha-elections\/\">News Central 24&#215;7<\/a> had reported on the viral video but couldn&#8217;t ascertain where the incident took place. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/cities\/elections-2019-faridabad-polling-agent-on-video-seen-trying-to-influence-voters-in-haryana-2036676\">similar incidents<\/a> of booth capturing were reported by Alt News in 2019. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2019-lok-sabha-polls-viral-as-voter-fraud-in-recent-bihar-elections\/\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-congress-falsely-targeted-with-alleged-booth-capturing-video-from-west-bengal\/\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-07-at-10.52.27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-07-at-10.52.27.jpg 956w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-07-at-10.52.27-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-07-at-10.52.27-768x631.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A 30-second clip at least from 2019 shows a woman rigging votes. It has been falsely linked to the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a woman rigging votes has been shared with the claim that this was the reason the Mamata Banerjee government won the West Bengal elections. The video shows a woman holding voters&#8217; hands and pressing EVM buttons. TMC \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0940\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093e \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u092e\u0924\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093f\u0924\u0947\u0917\u0940\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21 \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":89810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-89805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/FI-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89805"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92275,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89805\/revisions\/92275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89805"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=89805"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=89805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}